Marc Andreessen, the billionaire investor and co-founder of the influential Silicon Valley venture capital firm Andreessen Horowitz, revealed in a new episode of Joe Rogan's podcast that after an "alarming" meeting with Biden administration officials earlier this year was the moment he would have no other choice but to support Donald Trump.
For decades, Andreessen has supported Democrats, including Bill Clinton, Al Gore, John Kerry, Barack Obama, and Hillary Clinton. However, a troubling spring meeting with Biden administration officials caused major concerns. During the meeting, officials explained their plan to control AI through government regulatory capture—a strategy reminiscent of Communist policies in China.
"We had meetings [Biden officials] this spring that were the most alarming meetings I've ever been in. Where they were taking us through their plans, and it was - basically just full government - full government control - like this sort of thing, there will be a small number of large companies that will be completely regulated and controlled by the government, they told us. They said don't even start startups - there's just no way that they can succeed - there's no way that we're going to permit that to happen."
In mid-July, Axios reported that Marc Andreessen and Ben Horowitz had donated to President-elect Trump's campaign. At the time, their support was attributed to Trump's pro stance on crypto and AI regulation. It's another telling example of just how far-left Democrats in the White House spooked Silicon Valley heavy hitters, such as Elon Musk.
Back to the podcast, Rogan asked Andreessen: "When you leave a meeting like that, what do you do?"
Andreessen responded: "You endorse Donald Trump."
X user Ben Averbook condensed Rogan's three-hour podcast into a series of the most important highlights:
Biden's administration laid it all out:
— Ben Averbook (@benaverbook) November 26, 2024
Only 2-3 AI companies would be allowed to exist.
Complete control over development. pic.twitter.com/HEz8pAWXq5
Andreessen told Rogan about the federal government's rogue "Operation Choke Point." He described it as a move by the Department of Justice that initially targeted marijuana businesses and gun manufacturers. He said under Biden, it was then weaponized to destroy political opponents, tech founders, and the crypto community.
They’ve uncovered a new way to destroy companies:
— Ben Averbook (@benaverbook) November 26, 2024
30 tech founders were secretly debanked.
No warning. No explanation. No appeals.
Pure, silent government power. pic.twitter.com/iKPn9XmI82
Rogan and Andreessen discussed the government workforce dilemma.
The government workforce has been exposed:
— Ben Averbook (@benaverbook) November 26, 2024
• Half never returned to the office after COVID.
• Some show up just one day a month.
• Yet, they still collect full DC-level salaries. pic.twitter.com/MCzNZJIC6x
Andreessen spoke about Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy's newly created Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) and how they may have devised a plan to reduce the government workforce.
However, @elonmusk and @DOGE might have the solution:
— Ben Averbook (@benaverbook) November 26, 2024
“You can work from home… just not for the federal government.” pic.twitter.com/CaukJjmkY5
They spoke about national security threats.
Our national security is hanging by a thread:
— Ben Averbook (@benaverbook) November 26, 2024
• 90% of US military drones are Chinese-made.
• FAA regulations wiped out American manufacturers.
Each drone has the potential to be a weapon—or a spy platform. pic.twitter.com/tldx5xuVOJ
The Make America Healthy Again movement.
They’ve already tested this level of control on our food system:
— Ben Averbook (@benaverbook) November 26, 2024
• The USDA promoted high fructose corn syrup everywhere.
• Created the infamous upside-down food pyramid.
Now, they’re aiming for the same dominance over tech. pic.twitter.com/bIYzapFJCw
Silicon Valley's political views are fracturing.
Silicon Valley is breaking under pressure:
— Ben Averbook (@benaverbook) November 26, 2024
One side blindly follows every NYT narrative.
The other sees the truth.
“We’ve even split into two kinds of dinner parties.” pic.twitter.com/dwaI909RA0
AI censorship.
"If you thought social media censorship was bad, AI control will be 1000x worse. It's going to be the control layer for everything:
— Ben Averbook (@benaverbook) November 26, 2024
Your kids' education, your loans, your front door." pic.twitter.com/7oVksN6zR8
First' Twitter Files'... YouTube files next?
.@pmarca tells @joerogan that it's highly likely there will be a YouTube Files: "This new administration is probably going to carve all of this stuff open." pic.twitter.com/7NcwHMp9Z4
— CAPITAL (@capitalnewshq) November 26, 2024
Watch the full Rogan podcast:
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